Loving Exposed Brick…

Recently I’ve been seeing an increasing amount of exposed brickwork on show inside the home. Not that that’s a bad thing because I’m quite a fan. We actually have a brick fireplace in our sitting room. Annoyingly previous owners decided to varnish the bricks {Yes I did say varnish} So no amount of loving restoration would get them back to their original best, therefore we had to paint them. Luckily they obviously ran out of the hideous varnish before doing the inside so I still have a tiny bit of tonal brick work on show! The joy of exposed brickwork is that it can work in a rustic or sleek scheme. Admittedly it’s a lot about the bricks you use. In my opinion they “greyer” and more rustic the better. Anything too red screams “80’s new build” and trust me that’s not a good look indoors! My new found love of exposed bricks has left me drooling over these inspiring rooms…

Hello, yes, yes, yes. I’m a big fan of exposed brick in a house. We did it to our tiny brick cottage in Sydney and it instantly added charm and history to the house. The bricks were in brilliant condition underneath. We also stripped the front of the house and fell in love with that. So very big brickie lover here! xx

Another brick lover here. As you said, the right kind of bricks of course! I’m noticing a lot more of it happening over this way too (Australia), particularly in hospitality/commercial settings. I’d love to have an exposed brick wall at some point. Living in Canberra, there’s not a lot of old buildings that give you the right effect…..but a girl can dream.